Illinois House Bill 2691 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of theft of public funds. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she: (1) embezzles, steals, purloins, obtains by fraud, or knowingly converts to his or her use or the use of another, or without authority sells, conveys, or disposes of, any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the State of Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or of any unit of local government or school district, or any property made or being made under contract for the State of Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or any unit of local government or school district; or (2) receives, conceals, or retains the record, voucher, money, thing of value, or property of the State of Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or of any unit of local government or school district, or any property made or being made under contract for the State of Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or any unit of local government or school district with intent to convert it to his or her use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined, obtained by fraud, or converted. Establishes penalties based on the value of the property unlawfully obtained. Changes the statute concerning misapplication of funds. Includes embezzling, stealing, obtaining by fraud, or otherwise without authority knowingly converting to the use of any person other than the rightful owner or intentionally misapplying, property that is owned by, or is under the care, custody, or control of the State of Illinois or of any agency of the State, a unit of local government, or school district. Effective immediately.

CRIM CD-THEFT PUBLIC FUNDS

Rep. David Harris [R]	Rep. Tom Demmer [R]	Rep. Scott Drury [D]	Rep. Sandra Pihos [R]
Rep. Fred Crespo [D]	Rep. David McSweeney [R]	Rep. Kay Hatcher [R]	Rep. Donald Moffitt [R]
Rep. John Cavaletto [R]	Rep. Joe Sosnowski [R]	Sen. Matt Murphy [R]

2013-04-11 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-05-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2013-05-08	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law
2013-05-08	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law; Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
2013-05-01	Senate	To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
2013-04-23	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2013-04-12	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-04-12	Senate	First Reading
2013-04-12	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
2013-04-11	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 12, 2013
2013-04-11	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
2013-04-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2013-04-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
2013-04-11	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
2013-04-10	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Drury
2013-03-13	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
2013-03-13	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-13	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
2013-03-04	House	Assigned to Judiciary
2013-02-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-21	House	First Reading
2013-02-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Harris

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	16-1.4	New Code	See Bill Text
720	5	33E-16	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2691&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2691.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2691eng.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800HB2691_04112013_009000T.pdf